Suborder Sauropoda (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the sauropod dinosaurs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sauropoda was a diverse group of long-necked herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs that thrived on Earth during the Mesozoic era.
- Sauropoda had many well-known species including Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus that dominated Earth's landscapes.
- One characteristic feature of suborder Sauropoda was the elongated neck composed of cervical vertebrae which gave these sauropods access to a vast amount of food resources.
- Most suborder Sauropoda had very long tails and necks with the weight distributed between four sturdy columnar legs to form an essential weight-support system.
- All the known members of the suborder Sauropoda went extinct in the late Cretaceous mass extinction that killed nearly three-quarters of Earth's plant and animal species.